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1/ 🚨Back in September 2023, Spotify dropped a game-changing AI-powered voice translation feature. Imagine tuning into your favourite podcast and suddenly, it’s in your language, but with the creator’s actual voice and energy, not some generic dub.🎙️👀
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2/ OpenAI’s Whisper does the speech-to-text, then AI clones the original host’s tone and delivery to make it feel natural in Spanish, French, or German. Early pilots feature big names like Lex Fridman and Dax Shepard. It feels less like a dub, more like a multiverse.
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3/ Podcasters can reach millions more people without learning a new language, while brands can run hyper-localized ads for totally new markets. Everybody gets a piece of the global pie, and you don’t have to deal with cringe automated voices.
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4/ Of course, it’s not perfect—humor and slang can get lost in translation, and voice cloning still gives some people the ick. Plus, the feature’s limited to a handful of creators and languages (for now). But honestly, it’s a glimpse at how borderless streaming could get.
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5/ Expect more languages and wider access soon, and maybe even AI-translated music intros or audiobooks down the line. This is one of those “wait, the future’s actually here?” moments for audio. Next up: syncing lips and ads that actually make sense in your language.
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Sources: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-09-25/ai-voice-translation-pilot-lex-fridman-dax-shepard-steven-bartlett/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://openai.com/index/whisper/
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